Maine, Knox County
Where Rockport's records are kept. Rockport has its own town government, clerk's office and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Rockport's own offices, along with State of Maine offices; the Knox County offices are on our Knox County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
Maine State Archives family history records, many on microfilm in its Research Room; statewide vital records begin in 1892, earlier ones stayed with towns, and staff cannot do research for patrons.
Open official site Maine State Archives Genealogy ResearchCounty court
Maine bankruptcy cases go through offices in Portland and Bangor; the court posts opinions and forms, lists unclaimed funds, runs a Voice Case Information System and points to PACER for case lookups.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, District of MaineCounty court
The Maine state court system; its site lists court locations and active court alerts, covers jury service, protection orders and ticket payment, and posts news on the county rollout of Maine eCourts.
Open official site Maine Judicial BranchVital records
Maine CDC office holding birth, marriage, divorce, death and fetal death records from 1892 on and issuing certified copies to eligible applicants; earlier records come from the town or the Maine State Archives.
Open official site Maine CDC Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Free Maine Department of Corrections search of adults in its custody or under community supervision such as probation, updated daily; juveniles are left out and results are not a full criminal history.
Open official site Maine Adult Resident/Adult Community Corrections Client SearchPolice & jail
Missing person cases worked by Maine State Police Major Crimes Units, with a tip form; the list is not complete, and the Office of Chief Medical Examiner tracks all Maine cases through NamUs.
Open official site Maine State Police Missing PersonsPolice & jail
Maine State Police, State Bureau of Identification registry, updated daily: search registrants by name, town or ZIP code radius after accepting the terms; it lists only people Maine law requires to register.
Open official site Maine Sex Offender RegistryPolice & jail
Maine criminal history repository, run by the State Police; its online public record search shows adult convictions and juvenile felony adjudications for $31, and people may challenge errors in their own record.
Open official site Maine State Police State Bureau of IdentificationFederal
Census Bureau profile of Rockport town, Knox County, Maine giving its 2020 Census population of 3,644, with American Community Survey figures on income, education, jobs, housing, health coverage and households.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileState records
Town of Rockport departments page, town office at 101 Main Street, 207-236-9648, covering assessing and tax maps, the town clerk and tax collector, budgets, harbor, library, opera house, police, fire and public works.
Open official site Rockport Town DepartmentsState records
Official records and town licenses 101 Main Street P.O. Box 10 Rockport ME 04856 Phone: (207) 236-9648 Fax: (207) 236-9648
Open official site Rockport Town ClerkPolice & jail
Rockport Police Department, with the incident reports, record requests and contacts the department publishes.
Open official site Rockport Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
8 more Rockport sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Rockport is in Knox County, whose county seat is Rockland. Court and property records sit with Knox County, and birth and death certificates come from Rockport's town clerk and the State of Maine. Rockport's own offices are in the cards above, and our Knox County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 7 investigations with a Rockport address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $11,094 in back wages agreed for 20 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offshore Restaurant, Inc | 1 | $6,397 | 9 |
| Samorock, L.L.C. | 1 | $3,431 | 7 |
| Poulin Grimmel Restaurant Corp. | 1 | $1,175 | 1 |
| Ron Doherty | 1 | $58 | 2 |
| Farley Incorporated | 1 | $33 | 1 |
| Plants Unlimited, Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Rockport, by back wages agreed; 2 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Maine wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Straight answers
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Deeds for property in Rockport are recorded by the registry of deeds that serves Knox County, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Knox County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Maine come from the state vital records office, Maine Data, Research and Vital Statistics, and the town or city clerk can also issue copies. The state office's site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.